In a 2006 specification document, Google advised manufacturers that “touchscreens will not be supported.” Those familiar with the products in question will note that this document was released a year before the debut of the iPhone.

This most recent case involves Patent Harbor, which filed a lawsuit stating that Apple’s iMovie application infringed on patents that relate to an “apparatus and method for assembling content addressable video.”

Almost two years after a patent dispute, rivals Apple and Samsung will return to the courtroom in a similar trial about smartphone and tablet patents – only this time, with brand new devices , including the Galaxy S3 and iPhone 4S.